Nip & Tuck

We aren't going to lie...

it is

NIPPY

in our parts!

Record Breaking

they say....

so we've decided to turn it around and give old man winter something

SPRINGY to look at!

We're TUCKING spring

right into our everyday decor...

no bunnies....no chicks...

not yet!

Just some honest to goodness touches of spring!

What are you doing today?

Join us over at Ivy & Elephants for

What's it Wednesday

Stay warm!

Karla & Karrie

Fallin' for Ya.....

So...we've been a little MIA from the blog...

but a lot of things have been going on!

 We just rented a booth at The Maumee Antique Mall 

~ so we are slowly getting that around, 

and then we were getting ready for our

  Fall Open House 

on the inside

and 

the outside....

We are lovin' our pumpkins mixed in with our 

"junk"

outside this year....

This year we were inspired to use dried hydrangeas

from Karrie's arrangements at her house last year...

It's always fun to try to create

  new designs

 in the urns & the front every year...

check out what we did last year 

and the year before 

for some fun ideas!

Today we're joining

What's it Wednesday 

for some fabulous & fun fall designs ~ come on over with us!

"521"

So....what do you do 

to the outside of a 

bedroom door

 that is in a brick hallway??

Why not number it?

YES!

Wait...

with a special number??

LIKE...

your wedding anniversary?

Oh yes you could.....

don't you just

LOVE

this idea?

Seeing Speckles

 Karrie was busy decorating mom's house this week.

I am so in LOVE

with this little vintage dish filled with

moss, feathers & speckled eggs

It's just too darn cute for words!

Sweet little way to welcome in the spring!!

Wishing you all 

a blessed Easter weekend!

~Karla & Karrie

Picture this Trick.....

Sometimes

 you have a picture that needs

to be bigger or have more substance

on the wall you want to put it on....

Hence,

We have this story of this 

little itty-bitty picture

that mother had to have....

It was super tiny on such a big wall...

so, we improvised!

Mom found this frame that filled the bill of

Big & Chunky....

We measured the opening and then  

we called our dear 

friend and faux finish master Jill 

and she painted this lovely rectangle on the wall:

After it dried we hung that picture right up....

and then the frame....

Making the picture the

PERFECT

size for the wall....

and most important

Making Mother 

HAPPY.

You know the saying....

"if momma ain't happy........"

yep.


Join us for
What's it Wednesday
with the lovely sisters over at
Ivy & Elephants
where there is always fun treasures & ideas to be had!!

The Embellishment Factor

When you look all day

at a ho-hum pillow, 

you might think that there has 

got

to be something you could do to take it from this.....

to This....

So, I took some old fabric we had 

cut it into strips, and fashioned it into a bow

I then put one of my vintage pins 

on it to hold it in place....

I sat it on top of my pillow...

already it looks better :)

I dug through the ribbon drawers and found 

a ribbon that would work!

I tied the ribbon around the pillow and after I knotted it

 and tacked it into place with my needle & thread.

Of course, 

I had to add a few more loops 

to make a nice full bow.  

Then I pinned the pin on top of it....

Voila!

What an exciting pillow I have now!

What will you Embellish?!!

Join us for some fun with 

Paula & Patti from Ivy & Elephants 

for their What's It Wednesday!

World Up!

Gosh...do we ever LOVE candlesticks!

Rarely do we ever put candles in them in the store displays though...

During Easter there are eggs toppling them...

Christmas there are vintage Christmas bulbs...

But this fall...

well, we were hunting for a spot to display our new mini globes

and guess what?

Yep....

we put the world up on a pedestal

and we're loving it!

Spread the World.....

The French Touch....

Hey all!! 

It's Friday....

and we are soooooo in LOVE

with this Wallpaper book.....

Imagine the pitter-patter of our hearts

 as we saw this at the paint store.....

we

HAD

to bring this one home

to 

DROOL

and 

DROOL

some more!!!

"Bruxelle Linen"

'The family crest, well known in European history,

 inspired this masculine design on a rich linen ground.'

{we are of course showing the pictures of the wallpaper in use

so that you can drool right along with us!}

"Biblioteca"

'A fine etched-style pattern depicting romantic European architecture'

What we love about wallpaper

{besides that it adds sooooo much to a room}

Is that if you see it in one color....

It's available in another shade!

We also LOVE getting 

AMAZING ideas 

when we look through the books!

Just look at this pattern on the wall

in the paper sample here...oh my!!!

"Empire Damask"

'A single damask shape inspired by French empire design styles,

 rendered on a rustic linen ground.

you can see hot this paper has a bit of metallic

in it.....GORGEOUS!!!!

Now....

check this one out.....

"Manuscript"

'A pattern reminiscent of distressed plaster work

with a modern take on manuscript etchings.'

We LOVE how they

style the wallpaper for pictures

 ~ just look at those cool vintage clocks!

 "Balustrade"

'A lightly distressed ground with soft metallic threads 

combined with a pattern reminiscent of antique wood carvings'

Then this one gets a lot of

oooooo's and ahhhhhhh's

from everyone.....

"Etamine"

'A rich moire background texture supports a Nouveau Style damask 

to create a rich yet subtle effect'

LOVE

that it has this matching pattern!

Well....

it's Friday

and we are in LOVE with

 "Maison Gallerie"

wallpaper book

by Seabrook

Hope you enjoyed 

our little visual journey of France...

Thought you'd enjoy a little

"Bal Petite Bal" 

with Eartha Kitt....

go ahead....hit play

then head back on up to look through this 

delicious wallpaper again!!

How Does Your Grass Grow??

Green...

yes, we know that!

But how about in your 

Easter Basket?!!

About 9 days ago we planted

some wheat grass in baskets with customers

With a bit-o-water and some

sunshine just look at how it grew!

 You can tuck some eggs in it for your

Easter Table...

or just grow it in the kiddo's baskets

for their Easter Egg Hunt!

It sure is prettier than the fake grass!

What are you doing special for your

 Easter decorations this year?!!